Was it good for you?
I didn't mean to imply that I was always right, or always a better debater. What I meant to say was that two strangers slinging insults at each other sight unseen through an anonymous electronic medium are not going to change anyone's mind, least of all each other's.
Arguments (as opposed to reasoned discussion of opposing viewpoints) are meant to humiliate an opponent and build up one's own ego at their expense. And yes, I confess to being as guilty of this as the next guy.
Win or lose, I always feel like I need to take a bath afterwards.